Job description
Reintegration Worker (EBSA)
Colchester / Tiptree
Full-Time | Permanent Position
Scale 6 (Point 14–18)
Start Date: September 2026
Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable young people back into education?
Do you have the resilience, empathy, and emotional intelligence to work with pupils experiencing barriers to school attendance due to SEMH or medical needs?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and compassionate Reintegration Worker (EBSA) to join a specialist Alternative Provision within a highly supportive academy trust in North East Essex. This rewarding role will involve supporting KS3 and KS4 pupils who are unable to access mainstream education, helping them rebuild confidence, re-engage with learning, and successfully transition back into education.
This is an incredibly meaningful opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people who may be experiencing crisis, anxiety, trauma, emotional difficulties, or disrupted educational experiences.
The successful candidate will work directly with pupils across a variety of settings including homes, schools, public spaces, and specialist provisions, delivering tailored mentoring and reintegration support designed around individual needs.
This role would suit experienced Behaviour Mentors, Pastoral Support Workers, Youth Workers, Family Liaison Officers, Teaching Assistants, SEN professionals, or individuals with experience supporting young people within SEMH, SEND, social care, or alternative provision environments.
About the Role
As an EBSA Reintegration Worker, you will become a key figure in supporting pupils who struggle to attend mainstream education due to emotional-based school avoidance, SEMH needs, or medical challenges.
You will provide face-to-face mentoring, emotional support, and structured reintegration pathways that help pupils gradually rebuild routines, confidence, resilience, and engagement with education.
This role requires someone who can build strong and trusting relationships with young people while remaining calm, patient, and solution-focused within challenging situations. You will work collaboratively with families, schools, safeguarding teams, and external agencies to ensure pupils receive the support they need to thrive.
The role is highly varied, rewarding, and impactful, offering the opportunity to transform educational outcomes and improve the wellbeing of vulnerable young people.
Key Responsibilities
✓ Deliver personalised mentoring and reintegration support to pupils experiencing EBSA, SEMH, or medical-related barriers to education.
✓ Support pupils within home environments, community settings, mainstream schools, and specialist provisions.
✓ Build positive, trusting, and consistent relationships with young people and families.
✓ Develop and implement tailored reintegration plans and gradual transition pathways back into education.
✓ Use trauma-informed and restorative approaches to support emotional regulation and engagement.
✓ Lead and contribute to multi-agency meetings to ensure coordinated support for pupils.
✓ Act as a key point of contact for parents, carers, schools, and external professionals.
✓ Maintain accurate and confidential digital records using school MIS and safeguarding systems.
✓ Support the development of Harm Reduction Plans and Therapeutic Thinking Risk Assessments.
✓ Work collaboratively with safeguarding teams and ensure all concerns are addressed promptly and professionally.
✓ Promote positive outcomes, attendance, wellbeing, and long-term engagement with education.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
✓ Experience supporting children or young people within education, alternative provision, youth work, social care, or SEND environments.
✓ Experience working with pupils with SEMH needs, anxiety, trauma, EBSA, ASD, ADHD, or medical needs.
✓ A strong understanding of safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance.
✓ Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
✓ High emotional intelligence and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
✓ Confidence working independently across different environments and settings.
✓ Strong organisational and record-keeping skills.
✓ A proactive, resilient, and empathetic approach to supporting vulnerable pupils.
✓ A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle with business insurance.
Desirable Experience
✓ Experience within alternative provision or specialist SEND settings.
✓ Knowledge of Therapeutic Thinking, restorative practice, or trauma-informed approaches.
✓ Experience leading multi-agency meetings and coordinating interventions.
✓ Familiarity with MIS systems such as Arbor or MyConcern.
What the School Offers
✨ A highly supportive and collaborative leadership team.
✨ Extensive CPD and training opportunities focused on SEND and alternative provision.
✨ The opportunity to shape and influence a growing specialist provision.
✨ A values-driven environment where staff wellbeing and development are prioritised.
✨ A genuinely rewarding role where you can make a lasting impact on young people’s lives.
About the Provision
The provision supports young people aged 5–16 who have struggled to succeed within mainstream education. Pupils benefit from small class sizes, personalised learning, therapeutic interventions, and tailored pastoral support that enables them to rebuild confidence and achieve positive outcomes.
Staff work closely together to provide a nurturing, inclusive, and supportive environment where every pupil is known, valued, and encouraged to succeed.
Safeguarding Statement
The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references, medical clearance, right-to-work checks, and all relevant safer recruitment procedures in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
If you are passionate about supporting vulnerable young people and helping them reconnect with education, we would love to hear from you.